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EventSchalk Burger wins two International Awards
… The twenty-one year old South African rugby flanker, Schalk Burger, …
EventThe Star is published in Johannesburg
… In 1889, the name Eastern Star was changed to the one currently in use. The paper is distributed mainly in …
EventSouth African cricketer, Hashim Mahomed Amla, is born
… in 1999. He had his Test debut in 2004 and his One Day International (ODI) debut in 2008. Amla is ranked …
EventFormer Minister of Public Works, Thoko Didiza, is born
… was ousted from his position as President in 2008, she was one of the ten Ministers that resigned. Didiza is currently a …
Document 112 - Note from Claremont branch of the National Liberation League of South Africa, 26 March 1938
… Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew National Liberation League …
EventGolfer,Nick Price beats Tiger Woods at Nedbank Million Dollar Golf Tournament at Sun City
… the best players over the years and continues to be one of the most prestigious sporting events in the country. …
EventJeremy Cronin and British couple are sentenced in the Cape Town Supreme Court
… African lecturer, Jeremy Cronin, were sentenced to ten, one, and seven years' imprisonment respectively. They were …
ArchiveChapter 12 Hangings by Denis Goldberg
… I discovered for myself how to express emotions in music. One plays some notes longer or shorter, higher or lower (sharper or flatter) or louder or softer,…
Testimony of Bruno Mtolo, Johannesburg (Rivonia Trial), 15 January, 1964
… it so happened that while I was at the party at Pafeni one of them took me and showed me the house of Walter Sisulu. … for your becoming disillusioned and…
PlaceHlobane, Zululand District Municipality
… and a local school. Like much of the countryside in this part of KwaZulu-Natal, the area is home to a Battlefield that … royal homestead, abaQulusi (loyal to…
PlaceMapungubwe Collection at the University of Pretoria
… bangles as well as earthenware ceramic vessels also form part of the collection. The museum is situated in the … symbol of leadership. Textual and…
Cecil John Rhodes, warts and all by Tim Crowe (Politics Web), 22 December 2015
… diamond mining boom. Over the next 30 years: he amassed one of the world’s great fortunes, engineered (with the … by his beloved private secretary (and sole…
Address at the Dinner in honour of South African Olympians and Paralympians: Bryntirion Estate, Tshwane: 11 December 2004
… and rejoice in the Olympic spirit. Each and every one of our Olympic and Paralympic athletes has done South … held in honour of the Greek God Zeus, whose…
Document 35 - Constitutional principles Schedule 4 of the Interim Constitution
… don't! President Mandela has described the job summit as one of the most significant events since the 1994 democratic … and industry. The presidential job…
Chapter 9 - Conclusion
… in Natal". 764 It is against this background that one should interpret Peter Walshe's remark that "Gumede's … liberation would be fought out on South African…
The diary of Maria Tholo - Epilogue by Carol Hermer
… belong to them, the Tholos have transformed it. They are one of the few black families who through hard work and … Gus, Maria and the girls go jogging every…
PlaceBritish Fort, Marabastad, Polokwane
… Rustenburg, Lydenburg, Wakkerstroom, Standerton and this one at Marabastad. This fort was established after the Battle …
EventFirst Black Test cricket captain in SA is announced
… start on July 27, while India would be the third team in a one-day triangular tournament to end on August 29. Source: …
EventWinnie and Nelson Mandela divorce
… before Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life in prison as one of the Rivonia Trialists in 1963. It is believed that the …
EventConclusive Battle of Ndondakusuka takes place
… younger brother, Umbolazi also known as Mbulazi. This was one of the bloodiest battles ever fought on the southern tip …
EventSA footballer, Steven Pienaar is born in Johannesburg
… he joined the Dutch mother team Ajax and quickly became one of its best players. He later moved to other European …
EventHealth officials launch an intensive campaign to find the origins of an outbreak of Ebola fever in Uganda.
… to find the origins of the disease in Uganda. Uganda was one of the four countries ravaged by the disease in the early …
2. Potchefstroom: A Fighting Location
… African organisers to small towns. 13 Mofutsanyana drew one of the most daunting assignments when he was thrust into … the magistrate's office to challenge…
Last kicks of a dying horse July 1992 - June 1993
… as can be seen from the chronologies at the beginning of Part C. Year 1 - lowest month 105 - highest 709 (6,8 times) … calendar is shown in the chronologies…
Address to the Annual Conference of the Natal, 23 November 1951
… Social Centre in Durban in November of that year. It is one of his early ,political speeches and was delivered in … Dr Malan and Mr Havenga have amalgamated…
Document 51 - W. P. van Schoor, “The Origin and Development of Segregation in South Africa A. J. Abrahamse Memorial Lecture, Cathedral Hall, Cape Town, 5 October 1950
… towards the African. This attitude has become an integral part of the present-day colour psychology of the South … out of the military subjugation of the…
EventKing Williams Town schools are closed in commemoration of Victoria Mxenge
… four men in her driveway in Durban. At that time she was one of fifteen United Democratic Movement team members facing …
EventJoint call for June 16 Stay away
… Crisis Committee (NECC) gathered to issue a call for a one day work stay-away on June 16. The call was issued to all …
EventMandela meets Taiwanese Foreign Minister
… would still be maintained but not a diplomatic one the Taiwanese government was not impressed and cancelled …
ArchiveTerrorist Weapons 2
… weapons used by terrorist groups. Each group usually has one or a combination of the above weapons depending on the …